For the southeast, another damp and somewhat cool weekend. Saturday will mostly be rainy with a good shot of most areas seeing an inch or more, especially the Carolina’s,Georgia and Tennessee. Most areas with the rain and clouds will not even reach the 70 degree mark for Saturday. So bring that jacket and maybe a umbrella for your commute on Saturday. Then comes the cooler weather. Sunday wont be so cool, but it will not be as warm as this week. Then, Monday will bring low to mid 70′s in the Carolina’s and Georgia. For the northeast 50′s and 60′s for highs. The latter half of the week will bring in more cooler weather with some frost and possible freezing conditions, especially in the northeast and the mountains. Some areas in the southeast might get below the 50 degree mark for the first time this fall! Cant wait and Hopefully you are as excited as I am

PS: Gwc News HD Newscast This weekend, Winter 2009-2010 and Fall 2009 Forecast Video this weekend, and more.

Have a great weekend!

-Miller Hyatt

 This scene could be likely with frost on grass in some areas this coming week.

 

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This is new and information for this area is coming soon!

The long range models have there 4th constant run with the cold air diving in the first week of October and coming in late September. We could have temps in the 30′s as lows even around washington D.C with this next blast of cold air. We will keep you updated and further information will be provided Tuesday Evening. Goodnight all!

Congratulations to those who voted for header # 3 for the fall header of 2009. Header 3 came in 1st with 9 total votes. Header 2 Came in second with 6 total votes and header 1 came in last with 5 total votes. We thank you all for participating and as promised the winning header will be on the site starting in fall. It will be posted on Sunday at the end of Going Green Week. The Winning header is bellow. We will do this again for the winter header of 2009-2010. Thank you for helping us choose the best header. Continue to enjoy the weather because it is the only weather we’ve got!

The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts) and it doesn’t show any signs of doing otherwise. About half of the energy in the American grid is coal generated. We won’t bore you with what you already know: coal is a really stinky, dangerous, nasty, unsustainable, and silly way to make power. By using less energy, and greening the electricity that we do use, we can lighten our footprint immensely. The subject of electricity and its environmental impacts is a massive one and we can’t cover every corner of it here; hopefully, this brief guide can offer some solid suggestions for greening your electricity and use thereof.

The Weather Chat room is up and running, however it is still not very organized. Please leave a comment and answer the poll bellow, so that we could see how we can better our Weather Chat Room. Thank You!

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July 9, 2009

NOAA scientists today announced the arrival of El Niño, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries. El Niño, the periodic warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters, occurs on average every two to five years and typically lasts about 12 months.

NOAA expects this El Niño to continue developing during the next several months, with further strengthening possible. The event is expected to last through winter 2009-10.

“Advanced climate science allows us to alert industries, governments and emergency managers about the weather conditions El Niño may bring so these can be factored into decision-making and ultimately protect life, property and the economy,” said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.

El Niño’s impacts depend on a variety of factors, such as intensity and extent of ocean warming, and the time of year. Contrary to popular belief, not all effects are negative. On the positive side, El Niño can help to suppress Atlantic hurricane activity. In the United States, it typically brings beneficial winter precipitation to the arid Southwest, less wintry weather across the North, and a reduced risk of Florida wildfires.

El Niño’s negative impacts have included damaging winter storms in California and increased storminess across the southern United States. Some past El Niños also have produced severe flooding and mudslides in Central and South America, and drought in Indonesia.

An El Niño event may significantly diminish ocean productivity off the west coast by limiting weather patterns that cause upwelling, or nutrient circulation in the ocean.  These nutrients are the foundation of a vibrant marine food web and could negatively impact food sources for several types of birds, fish and marine mammals.

In its monthly El Niño diagnostics discussion today, scientists with the NOAA National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center noted weekly eastern equatorial Pacific sea surface temperatures were at least 1.0 degree C above average at the end of June. The most recent El Niño occurred in 2006.

El Niño includes weaker trade winds, increased rainfall over the central tropical Pacific, and decreased rainfall in Indonesia. These vast rainfall patterns in the tropics are responsible for many of El Niño’s global effects on weather patterns.

NOAA will continue to monitor the rapidly evolving situation in the tropical Pacific, and will provide more detailed information on possible Atlantic hurricane impacts in its updated Seasonal Hurricane Outlook scheduled for release on August 6, 2009.

NOAA understands and predicts changes in the Earth’s environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and conserves and manages our coastal and marine resources.

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